Mobil Service Station deadly bombing: Pres Ali vows to deliver “swift justice” during meeting with families of victims

– Police preparing file for legal advice

President Dr Irfaan Ali has assured the families of the victims of the tragic bombing at the Mobil Service Station on October 26, 2025 that they will receive “swift justice” and that the Government will use “every available tool” to help them and those injured return to normalcy. This was the assurance given to the families on Monday during a meeting with the Head of State at State House, Main Street, Georgetown, where he also informed them that the Guyana Police Force (GPF) has been interrogating the suspect to determine the motives for the “horrific act.”

Further, he made a commitment to the parents of six-year-old Soraya Bourne, who perished in the incident, that the Government would assist them in every possible way. Meanwhile, Crime Chief Wendell Blanhum on Monday also related that nine suspects remain in custody and that detectives are preparing a file to be sent for legal advice to determine the next course of action. Up to late Monday evening, the Director of Public Prosecutions’ (DDP) Chambers confirmed non-receipt of the file. Late last week, the investigators retrieved images of the explosive device used in the bombing from the prime suspect, Daniel Alexander Ramirez Peodomo’s mobile phone. In light of this new evidence, explosive experts were examining the images over the weekend to determine their type.

“The detectives have retrieved the images, but explosive experts are currently examining them to determine whether or not it was a homemade bomb or another type of explosive,” Blanhum told the Guyana Times on Friday. Prior to that, the CCTV confirmed that the prime suspect and one of his accomplices arrived at the scene in a motorcar that was parked in the vicinity of the ACME building. The accomplice reportedly scouted the area before the bomb was triggered by the prime suspect, who was seen carrying a black garbage bag. It was further reported that the suspect initially attempted to dispose of two black garbage bags in a bin. Nevertheless, he was prevented from doing so by an attendant; instead, he walked toward the western side of the fuel station, shortly after which a loud explosion was heard coming from the section where bottled cooking gas was stored.
One day after the police issued a wanted bulletin for the suspect, the clothes suspected to have been worn by him were found at a location in Region Three (Essequibo Islands-West Demerara). The GPF soon after announced a reward of $5 million for any information that may lead to the arrest of the suspect wanted for the crime. It has further been established that Peodomo and another man, both Venezuelans, arrived in Guyana illegally by boat hours before the terror attack. More worrying is that the explosive was transported from Venezuela by the suspect. In a confession statement, Peodomo indicated that he had brought the bomb from Venezuela and would have activated it when he exited the vehicle on Sunday evening. It was also confirmed that the prime suspect is affiliated with a criminal gang in his home country, which goes by the name “R” linked to the Sindicato gang. With investigations currently underway, the GPF will be pursuing the death penalty in accordance with Sections 309A and 309B of the Criminal Law (Offences) Act, Chapter 8:01, which address acts of terrorism and conspiracy to commit terrorism. This was confirmed by Home Affairs Minister Oneidge Walrond, who emphasised that a young, innocent child was murdered, and had the suspect been successful in placing the bag in the bin, it could have been more detrimental.
She is confident that President Dr Irfaan Ali will sign off on a death penalty for those found culpable of the terror attack.